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...raising more dollars, especially for important, but unglamorous and invisible mechanical work, will be hard. "Nobody's going to give a lot of money to something that already has someone else's name on it," Oscar Handlin, director of the University Library and Pforzheimer University Professor, says. Thomas M. Reardon, director of the Harvard Campaign and University development, agrees that alumni may be less likely to donate money for new pipes and wirings. "People like to give something specific that would not have been built without them," he says, adding that donors are, as a result, more apt to donate...
...House and chairman of the Sociology department, points out that there is "good news demographically" concerning "notoriously generous" Harvard alumni. "Our oldest alumni now have experience in the House system. And they're the most generous," Davis says. This may be an advantage in the capital fund drive where, Reardon says, alumni may choose to direct money to a particular facet of Harvard life...
...Total education is the thing I hope students are looking at." John P. Reardon '60, director of athletics, said, arguing that if Harvard squads seek national acclaim, "it's not going to work out very well for us." If squads excel within their own leagues. Reardon said, they can gain national publicity without having to compete directly against collegiate powerhouses...
...fact, Reardon said, the University is considering trying to change the Ivy League schedules of several teams to include more games against Ivy League squads and fewer contests with outside schools...
...first five innings, it was genuine tanning weather in the stands at Soldiers Field, with the sun shining and the temperature climbing throughout the afternoon. Quite a change, say the regular spectators, from the rain and gloom which usually plagues Harvard baseball. (Seriously, Mr. Reardon, if you can give the basketball, hockey and track teams new homes, the least the Athletic Department could do is dome over the baseball field...